The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21
THE STATE.


Sth inst
Mr.. Robert III. Patton, of Ellisville, and
Miss Norfeet Mosely, daughter Of Rev. j.
w. Mosely, were married last week.
Lea Female College at Summit opened
its eleventh session last "Wednesday, under
highly gratifying circumstances.
Hon. ]. H. Dalton, former State Sena-
tor, died at his home In New Albany lew
days since.
Alonzo r. Tyler, an esteemed citizen OF
Natchez, died on 18th inst, of droPsy OF
the heart, in his seth year.
The w. C. T. g. of Meridian hare
selected Mrs. NJ. C. Watts as editress OF
their column in the Reform Advocate
DIR. T. A. Heath, of Issaquena county,
and Miss Nora Hull, of Claiborne county,
were married at Hermanville on the 18th
inst.
The Tombigbee river is now six inches
lower than it has ever been, in the memory
of the oldest inhabitant. 1t is fordable at
almost any point.
Crystal Springs is now shipping about
an average of seven or eight thousand
boxes of tomatoes a day, and there is not a
single boy idle.
Miss Effie May Tillman, of Crystal
Springs, has recently composed and had
ing hours.
Mr.. Geo. III. Rigby, one of the popular
conductors of the n, J. * c. Railroad, has
| resigned, with view to engaging in bust
ness in Vicksburg.
DIR. A. P. Sale, of Aberdeen, represented
Mississippi in the International Medical
Congress recently in session in Washing
| ton.
Meridian has no longer street railway
| connection with the depot. The track hai
been changed, and now runs in the north
eastern part OF the town.
| The battle SCARED veterans of the Fiji
tenth Mississippi had grand re unior
| at Duck Hill last week, where peace anC
good will reigned supreme.
Mr.. Jas. S. Evans, Jr., of the Picayune
staff, and Miss Dora Kelly, of Coffeeville
We're married last Wednesday. 1t wa
quite a romantic affair, being "love a
first sight," and marriage after three meet
ings.
The Yazoo papers say that that Their
has been more real substantial building o
greater value, done in Y azoo City this sum
mer than at any time in her history.
There will be tournament, among tn
other attractions, at the Madison Count,
Fair. Also base ball match, and prob
ably an Indian ball play.
On the 9th, Leroy Thayer, of Illinois
bought the Clopton and the Phillips farm
containing 1850 acres and lying just ives
of Aberdeen, for which he paid thirt
thousand dollars.
Il Died-ln fernando, Miss, on Wednes
day, 3lst. August, Willie, age Is years
son of Rev.. S. Howard, formerly Pres
dent of Union Female College, Oxford
Miss.
!, The Rev. Mr.. Peirson, Evangelist an
great revivalist, will begin series {
meetings in the Methodist church, at Car
ton, the first Sunday in October. 1t wi
be union meeting of all the denomins
tions.
Mr.. J. Shaw, a recent graduate of tn
Southwestern Presbyterian University
Clarksville, was ordained to the full wor
of the ministry by Mississippi Presby terry
lately in session at Crystal Springs.
t The board of mayor and aldermen O
Yazoo City has passed an ordinance re
| quiring cows to be kept up day and nigh
The Sentinel says it will be very grea
hardship, especially to the poorer people
and earnestly urges it's repeal.
Miss Lula Lipscomb, of Columbu
daughter of w. l.. Lipscomb, left on tn
18th as a missionary to China. She wa
accompanied by Miss Addie Gordon, {
Port Gibson, whose departure we note
last week.
Miss L. E. Hughes, of Daleville, VIII
has been preparing for missionary wor
for several years, has been assigned to ths
, service in China, and left for her destins
, ton in that far distant country, in con
pany with Miss Addie Gordon and Nil
Lula Lipscomb, of Columbus.
We are informed by Prof. Mcclure thu
Jefferson College, which opened on Thur,
day, already has eighteen boar ders in a.
, tendance. This school has prospere
greatly under its present corps of able il
J structors, and this session bids fair to wi
, ness a larger attendance than there ha
, been for many years.-Natchez Banner.
A little four-year-old son of Willis Bel
ry, at Westville, during his parents al
sence, took a shotgun barrel, closed on
: end. filled it half full of powder, and the
: dropped a small coal of fire in on the pow
der, after which he gazed down the barr,
to see the fire strike the powder, and ha
his eyes put out by the explosion that 70
lowed.
District Attorney /. ID. Oglesby has il
stituted suit for SIS, 900 damages, on a,
count of the operator at fernando, Miss
failing TO properly send TO him at Men
phis two important kilograms the day th
! nomination for district attorney was m ad
! at fernando He claims that if the tel,
grams had been promptly sent, a diferen
result would have been obtained.
al Certificates of pension were issued to III
| following Mississippians on account {
Mexican war service during the week enc
ing Jeptember 10th:
VI w. A. Hoskins, private, Co. 1, Is
| Miss.
I Samuel NJ. Allen, private, Co. l., Is
Miss.
| Cornelia B. Someryille, widow of Jane
! Somerville, private, Co. D., lst Miss
Margaret V. Currie, widow of Edwar
Currie, private, Co. c., 1st Miss.
Arsula A. Dickson, widow of Almaro
s. Dickson, Sergeant of Co. F., lst Mis-
, On Saturday morning last, Mr. Be
Davis little three-year-old daughter, lii
ing near Delay, vas bitten by a groun
rattlesnake, bit we are glad to learn ths
she is getting along splendidly. The 70
lowing remedy was used for the poisonou
9 bite: The foot was placed in a vessel {
coal oil and the leg was thoroughly rul
bed with it, besides taking a good dose ,
the oil internally. This remedy ha
Iproved successful in two cases of snak
q bite previous to this one in the sam
: observation-disclosures case being the bite of
9 cotton mouth and the other a rattlesnak,
!, 1t would be good idea for every famil
L the country tn ms kaa Of ard Laa
> this valuable remedy.-Oxford Falcon.